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DALZELL — Louise Cabbagestalk Simon, widow of Willie Simon, died Feb. 12, 2003, at 5065 Irving Circle, Dalzell.
Visitation will be today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the mortuary.
The remains will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Benjamin Chapel AME Church, Lee County, with the Rev. Arthur R. Williams Jr. officiating. Burial will be in St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery, Lee County.
The family will receive friends at 5065 Irving Circle, Dalzell.
Wilson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLIE HANNIBAL
Charlie Hannibal, 80, husband of Susanna Rose Hannibal, died Feb. 18, 2003, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born April 13, 1922, in Mayesville, Lee County, he was a son of the late Richard Hannibal and Rilla Williams Hannibal.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 907 S. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150.
Services will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc.
VIRGINIA W. JOHNSON
PINEWOOD — Virginia Warley Johnson was born Oct. 15, 1908, in Clarendon County. She was a daughter of the late James Warley and Priscilla Gibson Warley. She was married to the late Purdy Johnson Sr.
On Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, she eternally rested at the Windsor Manor Healthcare System in Summerton.
In her youth, she attended Mt. Zero Baptist Church in Manning. After marriage, she joined New Hope AME Church, where she served faithfully on the missionary and stewardess board. She was also the mother of the church.
Survivors are five children, Woodrow (Hattie) Johnson of Pinewood, Solomon (Cleo) Johnson of Sumter, Evelyn Johnson of Pinewood, Virginia Walker of Columbia and Gardenia (Lawrence) Green of Rimini; one sister, Gardenia Fair of Columbia; two additional sisters-in-law, Ruth Warley of Wilmington, N.C., and Evelyn Gallishaw of Richmond, Va.; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one sister, six brothers and eight children.
Funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday at New Hope AME Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. J.D. Seawright, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Roosevelt Boyd, the Rev. Jack Dais, the Rev. James Robinson, the Rev. Edward Moultrie Sr. and the Rev. E.J. Timmons. Burial will follow in the New Hope Community Cemetery.
The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1247 Candlelight Lane, Pinewood.
Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.
CONSUELO D. RODRIGUEZ
Consuelo Esperanza Delgado Rodriguez, age 78, beloved wife of Juan Santiago Rodriguez, died on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Cuba, the daughter of the late Ramon Delgado and Rosa Camara Arias.
Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Juan Oscar Rodriguez and his wife, Patsy, and Angel Rodriguez and his wife, Lourdes, both of Miami; two daughters, Marcia Pages of Miami and Rosa Munoz and her husband, Al, of Sumter; one brother, Angel Delgado of Cuba; two sisters, Georgina Delgado and Rosa Delgado, both of Miami; five grandchildren, Luis Fernandez, David Fernandez, Lissette Rodriguez, Dianna Rodriguez and Sonny Rodriguez; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ramon Delgado and Manuel Delgado; and one sister, Inez Delgado.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 3 p.m. at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glen Maxson officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Friday one hour prior to the service from 2 to 3 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home to handle the arrangements.
ELIJAH S. SCOTT
Baby Boy Elijah Syeed Scott, 1 day old, died Feb. 17, 2003, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 17, 2003, in Sumter County, he was a son of Eric Scott and Felicia Kinder and grandson of Brenda Roache.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bradford (Baby Land) Cemetery, Sumter, with the Rev. Eddie C. Thomas Jr. officiating, assisted by Minister James E. Williams.
Burial will be in Bradford (Baby Land) Cemetery, Sumter.
Williams Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
IRENE B. VAUGHAN
Irene Kennedy Burrows Vaughan, 93, widow of Samuel Lafayette Vaughan, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Morningside of Sumter.
Born in Congaree, Richland County, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Colclough and Irene Moore Burrows.
Mrs. Vaughan graduated from Sumter High School, Winthrop College, and the University of South Carolina, where she received a master’s of education.
She served in education for 43 years. She taught in Sumter County; at Saxon Elementary, Spartanburg; at Manzanar and Trona, California; and in Sumter District 17. She was a principal at Crosswell Drive Elementary School in Sumter and retired as coordinator of elementary education for Sumter District 17.
She was a member of the Sumter County Education Association, the South Carolina Education Association, the National Education Association, the South Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum, the South Carolina Elementary School Principal’s Association, the National Elementary School Principal’s Association, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators and the National Administrators Association. She was past president of the Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Mrs. Vaughan was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sumter and active in the church circle. She was a member of the Sumter Pilot Club, the Sumter County Genealogical Society and the Sumter County Mental Health Association.
Survivors include two nieces, Caroline B. Lawson of Greenville and I. Adele Burrows of Sumter; three great-nieces; two great-nephews; three great-great-nieces; and one great-great-nephew.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Alexander Moore Burrows.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Edward McLeod, Dr. Thomas Johnson, and the Rev. Walt Phillips officiating.
Burial will be at Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dalzell.
Pallbearers will be John R. Lawson, F. Alexander Lawson, Wilson A. McElveen III, Henry A. McFaddin, David T. Hanson and Jim R. Carroll.
Honorary pallbearers will be Albert C. Moore, W. Ashby McElveen Jr., Dr. Rutledge Lawson, Ernest Carima, Dr. Philip Brandt, William D. Rhodes Jr., Conley Alexander, Alex Gover, Joseph Williams, David Robinson, Samuel E. Burrows and Timothy Kurr.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the home of her niece, 310 Lesesne Court.
Memorials may be made to the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina, Corporate Office, P.O. Box 210037, Columbia, SC 29221-0037, to Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 6, Dalzell, SC 29040, to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Hospice Care of Tri-County, 1236-B Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
HAMMETT LEMON
BALTIMORE — Hammett Lemon, 79, husband of Inez Scott Lemon, died Feb. 18, 2003, at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore.
Born Aug. 12, 1923, in the Hallietown section of Clarendon County, S.C., he was a son of the late Tassie Lemon Sr. and Charlotte Davis Lemon.
Services will be announced by Gary P. March Funeral Home, 270 Frehilton Pass, Baltimore.
Courtesy announcement of Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
ELLA S. BLANDING
MANNING — Ella Samuel Blanding, 100, widow of Joseph Blanding, died Feb. 17, 2003, at the Manor Care Nursing Home, Baltimore.
The family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Blanding, 2569 Little Star Road, Alcolu.
Services will be announced by Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home of Manning.
ALBERT SMITH
REMBERT — Albert Smith died Feb. 19, 2003, at the residence, 297 Central School Road, Rembert.
The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Anderson, 39 Ella Lane, Rembert.
Services will be announced by Wilson’s Funeral Home of Bishopville.
MARY ALICE P. HARVIN
LAURINBURG, N.C. — Mary Alice Pritchard Harvin, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg.
The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Saint Luke United Methodist Church in Laurinburg and officiated by the Rev. Mack McMillan. The family will receive friends at 13361 Maplewood Drive following the service.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Paxville Cemetery in Paxville, S.C.
Mrs. Harvin is survived by her three children: David L. Harvin and his wife, Sue, of Chapel Hill, John P. Harvin and his wife, Judi, of Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Germany, and Mary Harvin McDonald and her husband, Max, of Laurinburg. She cherished her role as grandmother to Anna Reid Harvin, Maggie Lynne Harvin, Emily Grace McDonald and William Reid McDonald.
Mrs. Harvin was born on Dec. 13, 1925, in Sumter, S.C., daughter of John Levy Pritchard and Ethel Corbett Pritchard. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter and graduated from Columbia College with honors in 1947 with a bachelor of arts degree in English. She received a master’s of education in guidance and counseling from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1972.
Mrs. Harvin was an educator, serving as an English teacher at Laurinburg and Scotland high schools before becoming a guidance counselor in 1969. After her retirement in 1990, she spent much of her time involved in volunteer work, including Meals on Wheels and visiting residents at Scotia Village. Her love for travel led her to participate in more than 10 elderhostels.
During her lifetime, Mrs. Harvin was devoted to her church and her calling to be a servant of Christ. She was a charter member of Saint Luke United Methodist Church and held many positions of leadership through the years including pianist, choir director, Sunday school teacher, and president of her beloved United Methodist Women. In recent years, she led Disciple Bible Studies and Stephen Ministry Training.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Saint Luke United Methodist Church, 1501 Turnpike Road, Laurinburg, NC 28352; Columbia College Alumnae Fund, Development Office, 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia, SC 29203; or to the Scotland Memorial Foundation Cancer Center Campaign, 500 Lauchwood Drive, Laurinburg, NC 28352.
Boles Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Laurinburg is serving the family.
LOVIE M. WILLIAMS
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Lovie M. Cochran Williams, 90, widow of Rufus Cochran, died Feb. 18, 2003, at Greenville Hospital, Jersey City, N.J.
Born Jan. 2, 1913, in the Silver community of Clarendon County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ransom Cochran and Minnie Ida Rhames Hanks Cochran.
Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
EDDIE SAMUEL
Eddie “Meat” Samuel, 72, husband of Daisy Bell Jennings Samuel, died Feb. 16, 2003, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 30, 1930, in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Malachi Samuel and Birdie Scarborough Samuel.
Survivors include eight sons, Jerry (Linda Ann) Jennings of Sumter, Roland Samuel of Mayesville, Isaac Samuel of Mayesville, Edward Samuel of North Carolina, Dennis Samuel of Mayesville, James Peterson of Mayesville, David Samuel of Bishopville and Willie James Samuel of Sumter; five daughters, Annie Bell Montgomery of Mayesville, Evelyn Samuel of Sumter, Dilene (Michael) Hodge of Sumter, Janie Mae Peterson of Mayesville and Tiffany D. Samuel of Mayesville; a brother, David Samuel of Georgia; a sister, Clara Joe of Sumter; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; seven sisters-in-law; five brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Eddie Samuel Davis and Harry Lee Samuel; five brothers; and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church, Mayesville, with the Rev. Eugene Myers, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in King Emmanuel Baptist Church Cemetery, Lynchburg.
The body will be placed in the church Friday at 2 p.m.
The family is receiving friends at the residence, 4085 3rd St., Mayesville, SC 29104.
Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
HELEN MAE HARRELL
BISHOPVILLE — Helen Mae Harrell, widow of Benjamin Franklin Harrell Sr., died Feb. 12, 2003, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, Bishopville.
Born in Okmulgee, Okla., she was a daughter of the late Scott Akison and Jolle Gaines. Mrs. Harrell was employed in the food industry as a cook for most of her working life. She attended the House of Prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.
Survivors include two sons, Benjamin F. Harrell Jr. of Arizona and Wesley Harrell of California; one daughter, Melvinee (Elder Arthur) Nickelson of Sumter; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Leon K. Hawkins and Wilbert Harrell; two brothers, George Akison and Nolan Akison; and one grandchild, Floyd Harrell.
Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at the mortuary.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wilson’s Funeral Home, Bishopville, with Elder Roscoe Black officiating. Burial will be in Boone Memorial Gardens, Bishopville.
The family will receive friends at 11 S. Salem Ave., Sumter.
Wilson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JOHNNY L. BUCHANAN
DALZELL — Johnny Lee Buchanan died Feb. 19, 2003, in Charleston.
Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
